Grand Island Fire Co.: Rescue personnel attend to slew of accidents

Following
three motor vehicle incidents on Friday, Jan. 25, Grand Island Fire
Co. rescue personnel had to contend with two separate accidents on
Sunday, Jan. 27.

Shortly
after 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Grand Island firefighters/medics responded
to a three-car accident at the intersection of Grand Island Boulevard
and Whitehaven Road, according to Assistant Fire Chief Chris Soluri.

Donald
Sparrow, 68, of Grand Island, Donald Davis, 55, of Lockport, and
Nathan Attaro, 25, of Buffalo, were evaluated at the scene, but
denied injuries.

At 4 p.m.,
GIFC rescue personnel responded to a two-car accident at Baseline and
Whitehaven roads.

Soluri
reported that one driver, Bruce Sims, 81, of Grand Island, denied
injuries. The second vehicle contained the Matt Linenfelser family,
which included four children, ages 10, 8, 6 and 5. All were evaluated
by GIFC medics, and no injuries were reported, because they had been
safely restrained by seat belts. All GIFC units returned to service
at 4:35 p.m.

Soluri
reported that the driver, 22-year-old Jesse Carpenter of Grand
Island, left the roadway and travelled between two homes at 83 and 89
Schwegler, striking a gas meter and fence before coming to a stop. He
declined treatment at the scene. An investigation was being conducted
by the Erie County Sheriff's Office.

Subsequently,
at 7:15 a.m., the GIFC responded to another one-car motor vehicle
accident on the I-190, southbound, near the Bedell Road overpass. The
driver, 37-year-old Michael Redfern of Grand Island, ran off the
roadway and was evaluated at the scene but refused
treatment/hospitalization.

Finally,
at 7:34 a.m., Grand Island Fire Co. rescue personnel responded to a
report of a vehicle crashing into a tree in the 2400 block of Stony
Point Road. Fire Chief Kevin Koch reported that the 16-year-old
driver of Grand Island was evaluated and released to a parent. A
13-year-old passenger was treated by GIFC medics for traumatic
injuries and transported to Women and Children's Hospital for
further medical attention.